##hot . other marines began to follow them . just at the moment that it appeared that the marines on the hill were about to break and head for the rear in a ro ##ut , eds ##on , major kenneth d . bailey from eds ##on ' s staff , and other marine officers appeared and , with " vivid " language , herd ##ed the marines back into defensive positions around hill 123 . as the marines formed into a horseshoe @ - @ shaped line around hill 123 , tam ##ura ' s battalion began a series of frontal assaults on the hill , charging up the saddle from hill 80 and up from below the east side of the ridge . under the light
##hot. other marines began to follow them. just at the moment that it appeared that the marines on the hill were about to break and head for the rear in a rout, edson, major kenneth d. bailey from edson's staff, and other marine officers appeared and, with " vivid " language, herded the marines back into defensive positions around hill 123. as the marines formed into a horseshoe @ - @ shaped line around hill 123, tamura's battalion began a series of frontal assaults on the hill, charging up the saddle from hill 80 and up from below the east side of the ridge. under the light